However I dabbled in other great titles such as Metal Slug, NAM 1975, Final Fight, Sega Rally, Daytona USA, etc.

Now, one of my favourite games of all time is 'Streets of Rage' made for the Sega Mega Drive. I know Streets of Rage was never an Arcade title but it can be played with Arcade controls as it's a side scrolling beat em up and also it's different, I don't recall seeing many Streets of Rage based themes. I may add other characters from other fighting games to the side art, time will tell, lot's to do before then.

I found this great site when doing research on how to build my own arcade. After reading through lots of great project build threads I was inspired the most by 'Pete's Slim Arcade' build, simply because of the design, I love the look. I hope Pete won't mind me using his plans he uploaded.

I'm trying to build this Arcade on a budget but if I have some spare cash I will definitely add a coin mech so the cabinet can accept coins.

I really was not going to add a coin mech but you have swayed me, just thinking about it, having a working coin mech would add to the realism.

Anything that brings nostaligia I am up for.

I was so close to buying a amp & speakers from ArcadeWorldUk, I went with a cheap 2.1 setup I found on eBay, it works great but really wishing I went with the amp and speakers, ah well.

Two 4" drivers/speakers in a bartop should be amazing!

For what it's worth - the coin novelty lasts for the first couple games for me and then it just gets in the way.

You should be able to mod something up so that when a coin is inserted, it triggers a switch and adds a credit. I can't imagine it would be too hard.

Yeah if you are not worried about coin types or whatever you can just right up a wire microswitch behind the coin entry. The coin falls through, trips the switch, and a credit is added. You should see my half assed way of doing it on my ball buster build

There is a visceral feeling for some people (me) when coins plunk down into the coin box. For other people it just gets in the way. I have three machines they all take coins. My friends have little kids and they love shoving quarters into the machines.

There is a visceral feeling for some people (me) when coins plunk down into the coin box. For other people it just gets in the way. I have three machines they all take coins. My friends have little kids and they love shoving quarters into the machines.

Ime the same, I just like the sound and the motion of pumping coins into the machine LOL

I do have a shifted input key for inserting credits as well though for when I have no change lol

Yeah if you are not worried about coin types or whatever you can just right up a wire microswitch behind the coin entry. The coin falls through, trips the switch, and a credit is added.

This is a great idea, simple but effective. Struggling to find a micro switch with a long wire like the picture you uploaded unfortunately , I will keep searching.

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I do have a shifted input key for inserting credits as well though

I will definitely be doing the same Titch.

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Love Streets of Rage and look forward to watching this project.

Any ideas on artwork for sides / CP / marquee yet?

Great to see so many Streets of Rage fans!

I am in the early stages of planning my artwork/cp/marquee so I am open to opinions and advice, feel free to pitch in.

I am a beginner with Photoshop and I have never been good with art or very creative but I am going to give it my best shot.

I put in some time last night on Photoshop creating a marquee, I have come up with a quick marquee that needs more work but with time I think I can get it right, finding high quality Streets of Rage images is proving hard, loads of high res Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat images but not so much for SOR.

What I do know is that I want the marquee and control panel to be Streets of Rage based, however I want the side art to be a mix of Streets of Rage and my favourite fighting games:

- Street Fighter- Mortal Kombat- King of Fighters- Killer Instinct

Only 1 or 2 characters from each game though, I don't want to over complicate the image/side art.

Same here... 2 was the best! Although I really really really like the Streets of Rage Remake.

Personally I think the first one was the best but I am glad to see someone making a cabinet on this! I remember playing for over an hour the first time and picking the wrong answer on the last level. FACEPALM....

Who wanted to be the right hand man lol

Also there was a project that was being worked on sadly it was cancelled

Same here... 2 was the best! Although I really really really like the Streets of Rage Remake.

Personally I think the first one was the best but I am glad to see someone making a cabinet on this! I remember playing for over an hour the first time and picking the wrong answer on the last level. FACEPALM....

Also there was a project that was being worked on sadly it was cancelled

How about an animatronic robot buddy that's always down to be Player 2 and occasionally puts out?

LMAO

Post up your art in the art section when you are ready mate.There are lots of good art guys on here.

I have a feeling you are too new to be aware of his previous commissioned pieces.....

On the modern SOR remake topic, The TakeOver on steam is pretty damn good, but is an early access game and the author didn't deliver his previous kick starter game. Personally I think it had a lot to do with the publisher he brought on board, but that's a discussion for another thread.

How about an animatronic robot buddy that's always down to be Player 2 and occasionally puts out?

LMAO

Post up your art in the art section when you are ready mate.There are lots of good art guys on here.

I have a feeling you are too new to be aware of his previous commissioned pieces.....

On the modern SOR remake topic, The TakeOver on steam is pretty damn good, but is an early access game and the author didn't deliver his previous kick starter game. Personally I think it had a lot to do with the publisher he brought on board, but that's a discussion for another thread.

Don't forget to google Bare Knuckle... I googled Bare Knuckle Arcade Wallpaper and a few hi res pretty cool images popped up. Also search Streets of Rage Wallpaper. Usually desktop wallpaper is hires. There are some pretty cool pieces of art out there..

You could also hire Snaake... that man can totally create something out of thin air as well.

Food for thought.

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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.

Have you considered using a larger screen and orientating it vertically in the cab thus keeping the form-factor of a traditional arcade cab and also having the ability to have vertical games in the correct screen size whilst also being able to play horizontal games??

Have you considered using a larger screen and orientating it vertically in the cab thus keeping the form-factor of a traditional arcade cab and also having the ability to have vertical games in the correct screen size whilst also being able to play horizontal games??

I have definitely thought about it but my need to play modern fighting games which use 16:9 stopped me from going ahead with that idea.

If it was not for wanting to play the modern fighting games then I would have gone with the vertical screen like you suggested for it's obvious benefits.

Intrested in seeing your design I came across one online but to me this one looks a little busy

Thanks mafiafan123.

I totally agree, that cab looks too busy for me, especially the front of the cab.

I plan to keep the front of my cabinet simple, simple marquee, simple control panel, a plain black lower panel with the addition of a silver chequered kick plate like edekoning's great looking Magneto cab.

To me it's too Anime... I would cut the characters out completely. Revisit it of course for the control panel or side art. But with Marquees (and art) less is more. I would like to see the city background and the logo. Get creative with the side art or the control panel.

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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.

To me it's too Anime... I would cut the characters out completely. Revisit it of course for the control panel or side art. But with Marquees (and art) less is more. I would like to see the city background and the logo. Get creative with the side art or the control panel.

Anyway, I run them fans in a cabinet (not a arcade) just a cupboard and they sound like a whirlwind when they get going. I don't think they are a bad fan but if you're after silent then these are not that.

For future ref your best cutting both together so they are identical.Also something to consider when you do controls, your CP comes to quite a sharp point.1) that could hurt so make sure you round them edges 2) dont mount the controls to near the front else they wont have enough depth.

That's how I did the sides for my Half-Shell cabinet. Just make sure your boards are very tightly clamped together so the boards don't slip (it happened to me once or twice.) A flush trim bit will make a perfect duplicate (except for inside corners.)

Big monitors are impressive at a distance, but for actual play isn't it optimal to have the whole screen fit within your field of view? With your head only an arm's length from the screen, 27" is huge. I'm going with a 24" in mine. I don't want to have to turn my head to look across the screen.

(Also, a 24" 16:9 ends up just a touch taller than a 19" 4:3. 19" was a fairly common monitor size for classic arcade games as far as I can tell.)

I think what Jim might be alluding to is the fact that the cabinet size makes that monitor look small. In a lot of ways, you would have been better served designing the cabinet around the monitor and not vice versa.

I think what Jim might be alluding to is the fact that the cabinet size makes that monitor look small. In a lot of ways, you would have been better served designing the cabinet around the monitor and not vice versa.

I think what Jim might be alluding to is the fact that the cabinet size makes that monitor look small. In a lot of ways, you would have been better served designing the cabinet around the monitor and not vice versa.

The monitor is 65cm wide, the arcade cabinet is 70cm wide.

I am happy with it and looks fine to me. Let's just wait and see what it looks like once it's together.

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have you thought about vinyl wrap instead of paint ?

I did consider vinyl wrapping as I have seen that a few people have had great success with it, however I already had some oil primer and paint so went with that option.

I think what Jim might be alluding to is the fact that the cabinet size makes that monitor look small. In a lot of ways, you would have been better served designing the cabinet around the monitor and not vice versa.

27" is huge. I'm going with a 24" in mine. I don't want to have to turn my head to look across the screen.

Each to their own, if you are happy with 24" then go for it , I understand your logic and it makes sense.

I wanted something bigger then 24" but smaller than 32"

27" it is for me.

My apologies N-J, I was unclear. I didn't mean that 27" was too big. I meant that it was plenty big enough, and certainly not small enough to be "cheap." The "turn my head" bit was in contrast to the really big screens I've seen used by some.